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Correspondence PalAtka News.
WAsHlNGToN. March IL. l6S7-Since
the confirmation Of Mr.. Ts0tter a. Re-
corder Of Deeds for the District Of
Columbia, rumor has been rife upon the
subject Of the course which the Presi-
dent will be likely to pursue with refer
ence to ex-Recordsr Matthews. Mr..
Matthews is still in Washington, and
during the past week he has had several
interviews with the PresiGient, and if
public opinion may be relied upon will
soon be given Government position
which, il not 50 lucrative as that Of Re
corder Of Deeds, will serve to allay the
disappointment occasioned by the failure
upon the part OF the Senate to confirm
his appointment - that ofYice. Those
who are in position which should ena-
BILE them to speak auth0sitatively upon
the subject assert that the President has
| determined to find place for him, and
| it is thought that he will either be APP
pointed to the positioa OF Commissioner
OF Patents. made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Commissioner Montgomery, or
that he will succeed Mr.. Graves - Chief
Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. each Of which positions command a
salary Of u. 800 per year. There has been
q general clan,or. especially among the
Southesn Democrats. for Mr.. Graves'
scalp for some time past. and It il pos~i-
BILE that the President will 50 far yield to
the pressure as to reinsEate Mr., Graves
in his former position as Assistant
United States Treasurer, and place Mr..
Matthews in charge III the Printing Bn-
rea,i.
| Preparations for the great National
Drill in May are hcing perfected, and
the committee in charge IN determined
that the affair shall be in every way a
success. At u meeting nj business men
Of the District, held on Thursday even
ing last, it Was decilei that grand
dress carnival should be held at the close
! of the drill. and arrangements are being
perfected by which the outfits used at
the Mardi Gras in New Orleans recently
will BIZ secured -. .-.
There is much speculation among the
members Of the District bar ~ tn who
will be chosen by the President - sue
coed Judge McArthur, Whose resigna-
ton takes effect from the LIST of April.
There is an opinion prevalent to the ef-
fecs that ex-Representstive Randolph
Tucker, Of Virginia, will he likely to re-
ceive the appointment The name Of ex-
Representative William X. Cox, Of North
Carolina, is also favorably mentioned for
the Office.
The death of Captain Eads causes the
disappearance from Legislative and other
circles in Washington Of one Of the most
notable Of all men who have been prom.
inent here during the past twenty years.
The question as to whether an extra
session Of Congress will be called or not
is still an open one. The effect produced
by the failure of the river and harbor. the
general deficiency. and other important
measures, in beginning to be felt in all
quarters. The work Of reclaiming the
Potomac fats, which has been in pro
gress during the past two or three years,
and is rapidly approaching completion,
will have to be suspended for want OF
| funds. Individual claims that have been
allowed during the past year must await
the action Of Congress before they can be
paid. The Post ONCE Department has
examined and allowed several thousand
claims Of postnaasters, some Of which
have been pending for years. The claim
ants have been informed Of the allow.
ance Of their claims, and a. there ID nd
appropriation available for their payment
the Department is being flooded with
letters from claimants, each demanding
the reason OF delay in the payment d
his claim, and ID has been found neces
sary to issue circular letter explaining
that the delay in payment 10 due to TIN
failure upon the part Of Congress % pso
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